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ABU CARE 5 Meeting held at the KBS headquarters in Seoul


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he 2nd producers meeting of the ABU documentary co-production project CARE 5 was held at the KBS headquarters in Seoul from 29 April to 1 May 2015.


A total of 11 documentary producers from 10 ABU members joined the meeting to screen and discuss their films for CARE 5 project under the theme, “The Future: Road to School” with a special focus on the importance of education. This was a follow-up meeting after the 1st producers’ meeting held in Kuala Lumpur last December.


“We will learn from one another, strengthen our understanding of the needs facing our children’s education, and make Asian documentaries stronger in the global community,” said Mr Jaeheon Song, Executive Director of KBS Content Business and ABU Programme Committee Chair. Ms Sophia Seungjoo Hong, Head & Executive Director of KBS International Relations, said in her welcome remarks that she has great appreciation for the producers’ devotion and commitment to creating a better environment for a brighter future of our children. ABU Programme Director, Mr Tatsuhiro Beniko and Executive Producer of CARE 5, Mr. Hongseon Yang, also


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emphasized the importance of this project’s potential effect on the future generation.


During the 3-day meeting, rough cuts were screened one by one followed by discussions. All participants had a chance to strengthen their documentaries by listening to constructive criticism and suggestions. The films portrayed different cultural perspectives covering a variety of educational concerns.


CARE project was initiated by KBS in 2009 with aims to inform the public about the United Nations Millennium Development Goals (MDG) and to promote the social responsibilities of the media to make our society a better place for all. Now in its 5th series, 14 broadcasters from 13 different countries are participating in CARE 5: BBS-Bhutan, CCTV-China, FBC-Fiji, RTHK-Hong Kong, Phoenix TV-Hong Kong, Metro TV-Indonesia, KBS-Korea, PBC KR-Kyrgyzstan, RTM-Malaysia, NTV-Nepal, PBC- Palestine, SLRC-Sri-Lanka, TRT-Turkey, and VTV-Vietnam.


The productions are expected to be finished soon and the participating broadcasters will have access to broadcast the documentaries to their home audiences.


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